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Exploring Civilizations

Human History is the description of humanity’s past. With civilizations flourishing, ancient history saw the rise & fall of empires. Civilization is a topic that helps learners have a better understanding of our past. It is with that aim our learners of grade 7 & 8 were transported in the historic

Exploring New Age Media

The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. The world, as we know it, is rapidly transforming and becoming increasingly digital. Media has incredible power to influence our attitudes, behaviour, and habits. It is essential to be media literate, to develop cognitive, aesthetic and moral awareness as we interact

Exploring Stories

Explorations are central learning experiences at The Northstar School. We explore deep and meaningful topics in multi week projects. One such Exploration was Stories which we conducted with our 3rd and 4th graders. Humanity has always inherently known that people crave and seek out great stories as much as they

Exploring Symbols

We are surrounded by symbols. We see them in words, images, sounds, gestures and objects. Our kids see them all the time in their books and on the boards. Let's look at symbols from a child's perspective. What does she see? We try to look through her eyes. Only an

Back To Basics | A to Z Explore Series

Alphabets are the building blocks of language and learning. Through 'Back to Basics' series, we have shared our approach to education with all the alphabets which describe the unique ways and learning methods at The Northstar School.

Northstar Approach to Online Learning

Let me begin by mentioning that the last few months have been the most difficult of times for The Northstar School. I am not hesitant to accept it and share it. Are we alone in this? Certainly not. I prefer sharing about where we need to get better at than

Biodiversity - Ashy Drongo

Beautifully captured Ashy Drongo at Northstar Campus! Ashy Drongo is a species of bird in the Drongo family Dicruridae. It has short legs and sits very upright while perched prominently, often high on a tree. It is insectivorous and forages by making aerial sallies. It is also known as 'Rakhodi

Back to Basics - U

At Northstar, U is for UNBOUND. We are unbound. Not bounded by the limits of the textbook or the constraints of the exam. We learn what we ought to, not just what we have been told to.

Lucy Kottsieper (HEP Vaud, Switzerland) sharing her experience at The Northstar School

The Northstar School has partnered with HEP of Switzerland. Under the exchange program, educators from HEP came at The Northstar School in India and conducted various learning activities with our students. Lucy Kottsieper, Teacher Trainer (Foreign Language) from HEP Vaud, Switzerland shared her experience during the visit.

Miguel Rodrigues (HEP Vaud, Switzerland) sharing his experience at The Northstar School

The Northstar School has partnered with HEP of Switzerland. Under the exchange program, educators from HEP came at The Northstar School in India and conducted various learning activities with our students. Miguel Rodrigues from HEP Vaud, Switzerland shared his experience during the visit.

Ruth Benvegnen (HEP Vaud, Switzerland) sharing her experience at The Northstar School

The Northstar School has partnered with HEP of Switzerland. Under the exchange program, educators from HEP came at The Northstar School in India and conducted various learning activities with our students. Ruth Benvegnen, Teacher Trainer (Foreign Language) from HEP Vaud, Switzerland shared her experience during the visit.

Celebration of Learning

At Northstar, we design Experiential Learning. It encourages our learners to explore and learn from real-life experiences. Celebrations of Learning are events where our learners demonstrate their learning to peers and other community members. Recently our preschool learners (NEY program) celebrated their learning. The performances and command over the language

Great experience learning from HEP Educators

Northstar learners had a great experience learning from HEP Educators. The Northstar School has partnered with HEP of Switzerland under which educators from HEP came at The Northstar Campus and conducted various learning activities with our educators.

Back to Basics - H

H is for Horticulture! Nothing is instantaneous about gardening and growing. It takes days for seeds to germinate, weeks to mature and fruit. Through our Horticulture Program, we want our kids to acquire scientific understanding, growing closer to nature and appreciating labour.

Back to Basics - M

Books and movies are not just a medium of entertainment for us but a source of learning and understanding important ideas of the world. Through our Mallorn Book Club & Montage Film Club we analyse different ideas and apply them in our daily lives. That's why, for us, M stands for

Back to Basics - C

C for Collaboration! Northstar is a place to collaborate. We love to learn from others and share our knowledge with others which helps us to experience and understand new things about the world. Our learners, educators & parents work as a team for one goal - The best possible education!

Celebration of learning

At Northstar, learning is a continual process. Learners deepen their understanding with this journey of constant exploration and reflection. Our Celebrations of Learning (COL) serve as a medium of self-assessment as we believe assessment should first and foremost be a tool for learners themselves to learn about their own progress.

Session about culture in Switzerland

Educators from HEP delivered a session about culture in Switzerland which our learner enjoyed thoroughly.

Math Workshop for Parents

At Northstar, we believe that parents are our shared partners in childrens learning. We had organized a Math Workshop for Parents, which served as a framework to provide rigor and relevance, necessary for skills that learners need in correlation with their further studies. We showcased them, how we use different

Partnered with HEP of Switzerland

The Northstar School has partnered with HEP of Switzerland. Presently, we have educators from Switzerland co-teaching with Northstar educators in our campus. This is a very rare opportunity for students to be able to learn from and interact with international educators for two weeks. Here are some candid moments of

Explorations

Explorations are at the core of Integrated Exploratory Learning Approach developed by The Northstar School. Explorations are long interdisciplinary projects in which learners work collaboratively to explore meaningful and complex ideas. One such exploration was IDENTITY - Perception and Consequences. Learners of Grades 7 and 8 through their exploration had

Northstar Experience Day 2020

At Northstar, we set an example of how we can learn & grow together. Our learning is beyond the predecided topics of textbooks. Recently we had kids from all schools at our beautiful campus during Northstar Experience Day 2020 where they experienced 'Northstar Way' of learning & understanding the world. Here are

Northstar Experience Day 2020

At Northstar, our methods of learning are different. In an effort to give an opportunity for kids from all schools to experience our methods, we organized Northstar Experience Day.

Grand Parents Day

We celebrate connections at Northstar Nest (our preschool). Grandparents are special to every child and they share a special bond. All learners were very excited to perform for their grandparents and showcase their talent. Grandparents had stories to tell and interesting games to play. Needless to say, they were very

Kite Flying festival

At Northstar, we believe in togetherness and sharing. We celebrated Kite Flying festival at our school where we had invited learners from Manjul School of Rotary Club to spend a day at our campus. Balloon flying and snack sharing with our school buddies is always fun and the performances by